SASAMI

SASAMI (Sasami Ashworth) will release her second studio album, Squeeze, on February 25, 2022 on Domino Records. Squeeze hammers home a sentiment of “anti-toxic positivity” and showcases her vicious honesty and brutally uncompromising vision, partially inspired by the Japanese yōkai folk spirit called Nure-onna (translation: wet woman), a vampiric deity that has the head of a woman and the body of a snake.

The fluidity of the Nure-onna can be felt in how Squeeze naturally flows through musical influences—from System of a Down to Sheryl Crow and Fleetwood Mac, to even Bach and Mahler. A classically-trained composer, SASAMI constructed the LP in the form of an opera or orchestral work that has different “movements” that take the listener on an emotional journey. Compared to the introspective indie rock of SASAMI’s 2019 self-titled debut album, Squeeze is a full-throttled expansion.

She hopes that listeners will identify with this new sinister, intense sound and use it as a soundtrack for processing their “anger, frustration, desperation, and more violent, aggressive emotions.”

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Events featuring SASAMI

Mar 15, 2022
11:25pm — 11:55pm
Presented by
twitch x Rolling Stone Live at SXSW 2022
Mar 16, 2022
11:00pm — 11:40pm
Presented by
Domino Recording Co.
Mar 18, 2022
4:00pm — 4:40pm
Presented by
NPR Live Sessions Stations
Mar 19, 2022
12:05am — 12:50am
Presented by
The Daniel Johnston Trust and Electric Lady Studios Present: Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Fest
Mar 19, 2022
3:30pm — 4:15pm
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